Sporting tradition can’t compete with the coronavirus

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

OAKLAND, Calif. — Every few minutes there’s another email, another postponement or cancellation, another disappointment.

The Kentucky Derby to September; the PGA Championship, the one at San Francisco’s Harding Park, from May to who knows when; the Ryder Cup from September to next year.

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Tough few hours at the Open, losing seeds, booing fans

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

NEW YORK — They booed Novak Djokovic the other night. Because he had an injured left shoulder. He tried to play his fourth-round match of the U.S. Open against Stan Wawrinka, made it into the third set and then quit, or retired as it’s officially designated.

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